Bishop Gideon Titi-Ofei Warns Youth Against “Chasing After the Wind” in Viral Facebook Post

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Accra, Ghana — In a stirring message that has sparked widespread reflection, Bishop Gideon Titi-Ofei, founder of Pleasant Place Church and Gold Coast University, has issued a heartfelt caution to the youth of today, urging them to shift from fantasy-driven living to faithful stewardship of their present.

In a Facebook post published on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, titled “Chasing After the Wind,” the respected leadership coach and church leader drew on his decades of experience mentoring young people to highlight a growing trend among the youth—what he called “chasing the wind.”

“I began my journey as a youth pastor—and truthfully, I still feel like one,” Bishop Titi-Ofei wrote. “My heart has always been drawn to helping young people discover, develop, and deploy their God-given potential.”

But with that heart for the next generation has come a sobering realization. “Over the years, through mentoring, conversations, counseling, teaching, and training thousands of young people, I have observed a disturbing trend: chasing after the wind,” he noted.

According to Bishop Titi-Ofei, today’s youth are not always big dreamers but rather wild dreamers, a distinction he described with conviction.

“Big dreamers begin small. They respect the process. They are patient enough to grow roots before bearing fruit,” he explained. “They understand that great dreams are often slow-cooked, not microwaved.”

In contrast, he warned, wild dreamers “chase fantasies. They live in imagined futures but despise present responsibilities. They want the crown without the cross. The throne without the training.”

“They despise today’s job, today’s mentor, today’s struggle—waiting for a tomorrow that may never come,” he lamented. “They call today bitter and believe tomorrow will be better, forgetting that better days are built, not wished.”

Bishop Titi-Ofei challenged his readers to reframe their perspective on the present and stop idolizing an imagined future. “If you refuse to make hay while the sun shines because you’re waiting for a hotter sun in the future, you’re not preparing—you’re chasing the wind,” he wrote.

He added poignantly, “The wind is fast, but it has no form. The wind moves, but it leaves no legacy. Don’t waste your strength chasing shadows when you could be building substance.”

In closing, the Bishop offered a call to action that resonates deeply in an age of quick fame and instant gratification: “Be a big dreamer. Respect the process. Honour the present. Build your future. Your destiny is not in fantasy—it is in faithfulness.”

The message has since garnered hundreds of reactions, shares, and comments from young people and leaders alike, many thanking Bishop Titi-Ofei for his timely wisdom.

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